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Attempt to get moderate centrist candidates on the ballot. >> no, look, this is just to get a good republican on the ballot who can win, and that's part of what the listening tour is about. we're talking about economic development. we're talking about equal opportunity. you're getting into school issues and on school issues we're on the cutting edge particularly here in new york. the republicans are the leaders in independent schools and charter schools and pastor bernard is starting his own charter school. >> it sounds as if thg this is going to become a hallmark of the new gop, no? >> educat...

Critical fiscal deadlines in front of them. they might be able to affect some of that change. >> peter alexander from the white house for us on this sunday afternoon, thanks, peter. president obama is not the only one on a charm offensive. rnc chairman reince priebus is on a listening tour that's bringing him to the big apple. he'll be meeting in new york with african-american voters tomorrow to talk about issues important to the black community. how symbolic is this gesture? how full will this gesture be? joining me now ed cox, chairman of the new york republican party who will be with prie...

Of course, the cardinals will get chance to speak out what they feel a new pope will have to tackle, the issues, and today really was their last chances during mass. so in a way, yes, this was political campaigning, and if someone came out and talked today, that was cardinal timothy dolan from new york. >> claudio lavanga. we'll talk with you later. is the republican party modernizing or are more people falling behind their war principles? let's go to the war room. patrick murphy in the house and republican provider and msnbc contributor. good to see you, sir. >> hello. patrick, let me start...

Video. >> my name is paul mckinley. i'm running for the second congressional district. i'm an ex-offender, trying to prevent the next offender. i was tried, convicted and sent to prison for robbery. >> that's paul mckinley there. how do you overcome the stigma of dirty chicago style politics associated with the seat you're running for? >> you know, there's a lot of good people in office, and there's been issues all over the united states with different politicians. i can only talk about robin kelly and how i've led my political life or my government life, and that's what i'm running on, that i...

Regard to the gun culture? >> you know, i don't know. i would like to see some more data. i would like to see the cross tabs in the polling to see who, in fact, they ask, the demographics of who they ask, where they ask. i think if you were to ask that question in the south and rural areas, it would be much, much different than in places -- like rural pennsylvania would be different than rural south. i suspect it's still a dominant staple if you will in rural life but also because of alarm systems and so forth and so on, you don't need a gun, per se, more than you did maybe five or ten or 15 y...